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Mark Anning. Australian photographer, writer & publisher.
ex-AAP, AP, Reuters, newspapers, NGOs & gov't.
Energy. Economics. Environment. Politics. Lifestyle. Tourism. Arts. Antiques.
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ex-AAP, AP, Reuters, newspapers, NGOs & gov't.
Energy. Economics. Environment. Politics. Lifestyle. Tourism. Arts. Antiques.
https://1earthmedia.com
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· May 20
How I shot the Queen ° CHOGM 2002 Official Queen’s Portrait
I was volunteering on the picture desk at CHOGM 2002 & given 30 minutes notice that I was to do the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Banquet Official Portrait.
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Grace Tame always have the quintessential side-eye on a PM, but here's me chucking one on John Howard, not long after the Tampa lies, and the Republic Referendum hijinks.
Read the story ... I wasn't the only one p!ssed off at him.
#auspol
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Read the story ... I wasn't the only one p!ssed off at him.
#auspol
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A Deloitte report warns that natural gas could crowd out renewables undermining the WA Government’s claim that LNG exports support Asia’s clean energy transition.
“The report was kept secret…it cost taxpayers $400,000 and didn't support the Government’s claims.”
@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol
“The report was kept secret…it cost taxpayers $400,000 and didn't support the Government’s claims.”
@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol
November 7, 2025 at 1:30 AM
A Deloitte report warns that natural gas could crowd out renewables undermining the WA Government’s claim that LNG exports support Asia’s clean energy transition.
“The report was kept secret…it cost taxpayers $400,000 and didn't support the Government’s claims.”
@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol
“The report was kept secret…it cost taxpayers $400,000 and didn't support the Government’s claims.”
@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol
50 years since Whitlam was sacked.
I came out from sitting the HSC science exam to news that the Queen's representative had sacked our elected Prime Minister.
1st thought was "this should have been the history exam" then the conversation amongst us 17-18 year olds was Vietnam
#auspol My photo 👇
I came out from sitting the HSC science exam to news that the Queen's representative had sacked our elected Prime Minister.
1st thought was "this should have been the history exam" then the conversation amongst us 17-18 year olds was Vietnam
#auspol My photo 👇
Gough Whitlam & Malcolm Turnbull at the SpyCatcher Trial
The "Spycatcher" trial in 1986 involved a book written by Peter Wright, a former MI5 officer defended by Malcolm Turnbull who called Gough Whitlam as a witness
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November 10, 2025 at 1:27 AM
50 years since Whitlam was sacked.
I came out from sitting the HSC science exam to news that the Queen's representative had sacked our elected Prime Minister.
1st thought was "this should have been the history exam" then the conversation amongst us 17-18 year olds was Vietnam
#auspol My photo 👇
I came out from sitting the HSC science exam to news that the Queen's representative had sacked our elected Prime Minister.
1st thought was "this should have been the history exam" then the conversation amongst us 17-18 year olds was Vietnam
#auspol My photo 👇
@grok has the dismantling of USAID caused any human deaths anywhere in the world?
November 9, 2025 at 11:38 AM
@grok has the dismantling of USAID caused any human deaths anywhere in the world?
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This is an example of how bad the media has become here in Queensland. Contrast Victoria & Qld front pages today. The Courier Mail Sunday Mail was instrumental in the formation of the Fitzgerald Inquiry. In 2025 we Queenslanders now rely on Victoria to tell us the truth. #qldpol
November 9, 2025 at 10:11 AM
This is an example of how bad the media has become here in Queensland. Contrast Victoria & Qld front pages today. The Courier Mail Sunday Mail was instrumental in the formation of the Fitzgerald Inquiry. In 2025 we Queenslanders now rely on Victoria to tell us the truth. #qldpol
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There is nothing green about cutting down trees, shipping them across the ocean, moving them to Drax and then burning them to provide power at peak times that could have been downloaded at 2 in the morning and stored in batteries.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Drax still burning 250-year-old trees sourced from forests in Canada, experts say
Exclusive: report by Stand.earth says subsidiary of power plant received truckloads of whole logs at biomass pellet sites
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:04 AM
There is nothing green about cutting down trees, shipping them across the ocean, moving them to Drax and then burning them to provide power at peak times that could have been downloaded at 2 in the morning and stored in batteries.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Editorial: Monique Ryan’s bill would stop ministers and senior staff from working as lobbyists for three years after they leave politics. It would reveal who lobbyists meet and force ministers to publish their diaries. The reforms are simple and effective and will not pass. satpa.pe/4mKuCFY
A poodle is a dog
Christopher Pyne was still a cabinet minister when he met with EY to discuss taking a job with the consultancy. There was no confusion about the purpose of the meeting.
satpa.pe
November 6, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Editorial: Monique Ryan’s bill would stop ministers and senior staff from working as lobbyists for three years after they leave politics. It would reveal who lobbyists meet and force ministers to publish their diaries. The reforms are simple and effective and will not pass. satpa.pe/4mKuCFY
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Successful motion “…would mean a total state ban on fracking – technique of hydraulic fracturing to extract gas from the ground – would be included in Labor’s draft party platform, in contrast with WA govt’s policy of allowing the practice in 2% of the state.”
www.watoday.com.au/national/wes...
www.watoday.com.au/national/wes...
Could this weekend herald the end of fracking in WA?
Oil and gas companies could soon be barred from fracking in Western Australia entirely, as WA Labor members vote on whether the party should extend an already wide-ranging ban.
www.watoday.com.au
November 9, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Successful motion “…would mean a total state ban on fracking – technique of hydraulic fracturing to extract gas from the ground – would be included in Labor’s draft party platform, in contrast with WA govt’s policy of allowing the practice in 2% of the state.”
www.watoday.com.au/national/wes...
www.watoday.com.au/national/wes...
With eviction looming from Docklands, the Heritage Fleet is fighting for survival.
"We’ve restored these ships. We’ve trained the crew. We’ve done the hard work. Now we’re asking the government to do theirs." — Captain Warwick Brown, Heritage Fleet Working Group.
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"We’ve restored these ships. We’ve trained the crew. We’ve done the hard work. Now we’re asking the government to do theirs." — Captain Warwick Brown, Heritage Fleet Working Group.
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November 9, 2025 at 3:04 AM
With eviction looming from Docklands, the Heritage Fleet is fighting for survival.
"We’ve restored these ships. We’ve trained the crew. We’ve done the hard work. Now we’re asking the government to do theirs." — Captain Warwick Brown, Heritage Fleet Working Group.
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"We’ve restored these ships. We’ve trained the crew. We’ve done the hard work. Now we’re asking the government to do theirs." — Captain Warwick Brown, Heritage Fleet Working Group.
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Something I’ve noticed is there seems to be a sort of pervasive assumption that the status quo has gravity. That there’s a natural, comfortable way things should be and that deviations from the normal state of the world will correct themselves in time.
But as a paleontologist, I know this is false.
But as a paleontologist, I know this is false.
November 6, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Something I’ve noticed is there seems to be a sort of pervasive assumption that the status quo has gravity. That there’s a natural, comfortable way things should be and that deviations from the normal state of the world will correct themselves in time.
But as a paleontologist, I know this is false.
But as a paleontologist, I know this is false.
Soundgarden are being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame today
Chris Cornell, Soundgarden, Kitsap County, WA, 1992
Photo by Lance Mercer #photography
#HallOfFame
Chris Cornell, Soundgarden, Kitsap County, WA, 1992
Photo by Lance Mercer #photography
#HallOfFame
November 8, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Soundgarden are being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame today
Chris Cornell, Soundgarden, Kitsap County, WA, 1992
Photo by Lance Mercer #photography
#HallOfFame
Chris Cornell, Soundgarden, Kitsap County, WA, 1992
Photo by Lance Mercer #photography
#HallOfFame
Golden Toilet ‘America’ at Auction - bidding starts USD$10 million
'America', a fully functional 18-karat solid gold toilet by Italian provocateur Maurizio Cattelan, is set for its grand flush into the art market, making its auction debut at Sotheby’s in New York.
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'America', a fully functional 18-karat solid gold toilet by Italian provocateur Maurizio Cattelan, is set for its grand flush into the art market, making its auction debut at Sotheby’s in New York.
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November 8, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Golden Toilet ‘America’ at Auction - bidding starts USD$10 million
'America', a fully functional 18-karat solid gold toilet by Italian provocateur Maurizio Cattelan, is set for its grand flush into the art market, making its auction debut at Sotheby’s in New York.
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'America', a fully functional 18-karat solid gold toilet by Italian provocateur Maurizio Cattelan, is set for its grand flush into the art market, making its auction debut at Sotheby’s in New York.
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Sh!ts gett!ng real ...
Wine, chocolate & coffee crops are failing due to climate change.
Can the world adapt?
Is geoengineering the answer? Genetic modification?
Will these basic necessities become luxuries, only afforded by a few? All that & more ...
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Wine, chocolate & coffee crops are failing due to climate change.
Can the world adapt?
Is geoengineering the answer? Genetic modification?
Will these basic necessities become luxuries, only afforded by a few? All that & more ...
1earthmedia.com/can-we-adapt...
Can We Adapt to a World Without Wine, Coffee, or Chocolate?
A world without wine, coffee, or chocolate. Civilizations have collapsed for less. As these crops decline due to climate change, we ask: will geoengineering save them?
1earthmedia.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Sh!ts gett!ng real ...
Wine, chocolate & coffee crops are failing due to climate change.
Can the world adapt?
Is geoengineering the answer? Genetic modification?
Will these basic necessities become luxuries, only afforded by a few? All that & more ...
1earthmedia.com/can-we-adapt...
Wine, chocolate & coffee crops are failing due to climate change.
Can the world adapt?
Is geoengineering the answer? Genetic modification?
Will these basic necessities become luxuries, only afforded by a few? All that & more ...
1earthmedia.com/can-we-adapt...
Bendigo Blues & Roots Music Festival is this weekend.
40+ artists inc. Scott Cook & The Little Rippers from Canada; Iseula with Justin Yap; Bill Barber & The Holding Cell; Liz Frencham; Jungle Jim Smith; Georgia Rodgers; & more across 8 venues!
#ausmusic
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40+ artists inc. Scott Cook & The Little Rippers from Canada; Iseula with Justin Yap; Bill Barber & The Holding Cell; Liz Frencham; Jungle Jim Smith; Georgia Rodgers; & more across 8 venues!
#ausmusic
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Bendigo Blues & Roots Music Festival — November 7–9, 2025
Bendigo Blues & Roots Music Festival’s spirit is alive and riffing in eight of Bendigo’s most iconic venues from 7-9 November, 2025
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November 8, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Bendigo Blues & Roots Music Festival is this weekend.
40+ artists inc. Scott Cook & The Little Rippers from Canada; Iseula with Justin Yap; Bill Barber & The Holding Cell; Liz Frencham; Jungle Jim Smith; Georgia Rodgers; & more across 8 venues!
#ausmusic
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40+ artists inc. Scott Cook & The Little Rippers from Canada; Iseula with Justin Yap; Bill Barber & The Holding Cell; Liz Frencham; Jungle Jim Smith; Georgia Rodgers; & more across 8 venues!
#ausmusic
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One Nation tries to make it Two Nations
Pauline Hanson brown nosing at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago
“I love how your president has green-lit the US military to blow up drug cartel boats”
SRSLY, One Nation should merge with the Nationals & become the One Nationals
#auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Pauline Hanson brown nosing at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago
“I love how your president has green-lit the US military to blow up drug cartel boats”
SRSLY, One Nation should merge with the Nationals & become the One Nationals
#auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Pauline Hanson skips parliament to speak at conservative conference at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago
One Nation leader also seen with Gina Rinehart – and many of her talking points align with mining magnate
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:07 AM
One Nation tries to make it Two Nations
Pauline Hanson brown nosing at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago
“I love how your president has green-lit the US military to blow up drug cartel boats”
SRSLY, One Nation should merge with the Nationals & become the One Nationals
#auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Pauline Hanson brown nosing at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago
“I love how your president has green-lit the US military to blow up drug cartel boats”
SRSLY, One Nation should merge with the Nationals & become the One Nationals
#auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Moderate Liberals breeding program.
The Age
The Age
November 8, 2025 at 3:00 AM
King Chuck & Andrew's sister, Anne is touring Australia
"Princess Anne is widely respected & admired in Australia ... so I don't think that she personally will suffer any particular negative impacts because of her brother's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein."
#auspol
"Princess Anne is widely respected & admired in Australia ... so I don't think that she personally will suffer any particular negative impacts because of her brother's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein."
#auspol
Princess Anne will arrive in Australia days after Prince Andrew was stripped of his title
Princess Anne will arrive in Australia days after Prince Andrew was stripped of his title
While the controversy surrounding Prince Andrew will linger, one expert said the tour could take some heat off the royals.
www.sbs.com.au
November 7, 2025 at 8:45 PM
King Chuck & Andrew's sister, Anne is touring Australia
"Princess Anne is widely respected & admired in Australia ... so I don't think that she personally will suffer any particular negative impacts because of her brother's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein."
#auspol
"Princess Anne is widely respected & admired in Australia ... so I don't think that she personally will suffer any particular negative impacts because of her brother's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein."
#auspol
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YOU NEED TO READ THIS!
Child cooking oil corporation Exxon stepped up its investment in the #AtlasNetwork thinktanks in the 1990s to pump out counter-science disinformation (oil propaganda) to undermine & defeat the UN climate treaty. Now we have the cheques...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Child cooking oil corporation Exxon stepped up its investment in the #AtlasNetwork thinktanks in the 1990s to pump out counter-science disinformation (oil propaganda) to undermine & defeat the UN climate treaty. Now we have the cheques...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Exxon funded thinktanks to spread climate denial in Latin America, documents reveal
Texas-based fossil fuel company financed Atlas Network in attempt to derail UN-led climate treaty process
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:29 AM
YOU NEED TO READ THIS!
Child cooking oil corporation Exxon stepped up its investment in the #AtlasNetwork thinktanks in the 1990s to pump out counter-science disinformation (oil propaganda) to undermine & defeat the UN climate treaty. Now we have the cheques...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Child cooking oil corporation Exxon stepped up its investment in the #AtlasNetwork thinktanks in the 1990s to pump out counter-science disinformation (oil propaganda) to undermine & defeat the UN climate treaty. Now we have the cheques...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
OK ... we saw the psychopathic reaction of Trump to the man collapsing in the Oval Office today,
but check out RFK Jr ...
the United States Secretary of Health & Human Services bravely ran away from the health emergency!
but check out RFK Jr ...
the United States Secretary of Health & Human Services bravely ran away from the health emergency!
A man just collapsed during Donald Trump’s Oval Office announcement
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. can be seen quickly leaving the scene.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. can be seen quickly leaving the scene.
November 7, 2025 at 10:56 AM
OK ... we saw the psychopathic reaction of Trump to the man collapsing in the Oval Office today,
but check out RFK Jr ...
the United States Secretary of Health & Human Services bravely ran away from the health emergency!
but check out RFK Jr ...
the United States Secretary of Health & Human Services bravely ran away from the health emergency!
US Democrats have written to Andrew Mountbatten Windsor requesting an interview about Jeffrey Epstein, identifying "financial records containing notations such as 'massage for Andrew' that raise serious questions"
November 6, 2025 at 11:31 PM
US Democrats have written to Andrew Mountbatten Windsor requesting an interview about Jeffrey Epstein, identifying "financial records containing notations such as 'massage for Andrew' that raise serious questions"
OECD Warns of “Lost Momentum” as Global Gas Emissions Break Records
Climate Action Monitor 2025 reveals widening gap between promises & policy. Global greenhouse gas emissions from 50 OECD & partner countries are now 8% above the path required to meet 2030 pledges.
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Climate Action Monitor 2025 reveals widening gap between promises & policy. Global greenhouse gas emissions from 50 OECD & partner countries are now 8% above the path required to meet 2030 pledges.
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OECD Warns of “Lost Momentum” as Global Gas Emissions Break Records
Global greenhouse gas emissions from 50 OECD countries are now 8% above the path required to meet 2030 pledges — equivalent to 2.5 gigatonnes of extra CO₂ pumped into the air.
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November 6, 2025 at 11:11 PM
OECD Warns of “Lost Momentum” as Global Gas Emissions Break Records
Climate Action Monitor 2025 reveals widening gap between promises & policy. Global greenhouse gas emissions from 50 OECD & partner countries are now 8% above the path required to meet 2030 pledges.
1earthmedia.com/oecd-warns-o...
Climate Action Monitor 2025 reveals widening gap between promises & policy. Global greenhouse gas emissions from 50 OECD & partner countries are now 8% above the path required to meet 2030 pledges.
1earthmedia.com/oecd-warns-o...
Music lovers — Bendigo Blues & Roots Music Festival
40+ Oz & international
Scott Cook & The Little Rippers • Iseula w/Justin Yap • Bill Barber & The Holding Cell • Liz Frencham • Jungle Jim Smith • Georgia Rodgers • Grim Fawkner • Tasha Zappala • Jarrod Shaw • The Dead Clampets • & more!
#ausmusic
40+ Oz & international
Scott Cook & The Little Rippers • Iseula w/Justin Yap • Bill Barber & The Holding Cell • Liz Frencham • Jungle Jim Smith • Georgia Rodgers • Grim Fawkner • Tasha Zappala • Jarrod Shaw • The Dead Clampets • & more!
#ausmusic
November 6, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Music lovers — Bendigo Blues & Roots Music Festival
40+ Oz & international
Scott Cook & The Little Rippers • Iseula w/Justin Yap • Bill Barber & The Holding Cell • Liz Frencham • Jungle Jim Smith • Georgia Rodgers • Grim Fawkner • Tasha Zappala • Jarrod Shaw • The Dead Clampets • & more!
#ausmusic
40+ Oz & international
Scott Cook & The Little Rippers • Iseula w/Justin Yap • Bill Barber & The Holding Cell • Liz Frencham • Jungle Jim Smith • Georgia Rodgers • Grim Fawkner • Tasha Zappala • Jarrod Shaw • The Dead Clampets • & more!
#ausmusic
A Canberra teenager appeared in ACT Children’s Court today charged with terrorism & firearms offences.
Police seized chemicals, gas masks, military style clothing, an imitation firearm, & written extremist material.
Hope they catch the people who radicalised this boy.
#auspol
Police seized chemicals, gas masks, military style clothing, an imitation firearm, & written extremist material.
Hope they catch the people who radicalised this boy.
#auspol
November 6, 2025 at 8:33 AM
A Canberra teenager appeared in ACT Children’s Court today charged with terrorism & firearms offences.
Police seized chemicals, gas masks, military style clothing, an imitation firearm, & written extremist material.
Hope they catch the people who radicalised this boy.
#auspol
Police seized chemicals, gas masks, military style clothing, an imitation firearm, & written extremist material.
Hope they catch the people who radicalised this boy.
#auspol
Ghost of Xmas past.
Woolworths is rerunning last year’s Christmas adverts.
Advertisers have realised that ads are lost in the holiday noise & some are retired before their use by date.
85% of ads across modern platforms fail to hold attention for even 2.5 seconds
mumbrella.com.au/is-woolies-d...
Woolworths is rerunning last year’s Christmas adverts.
Advertisers have realised that ads are lost in the holiday noise & some are retired before their use by date.
85% of ads across modern platforms fail to hold attention for even 2.5 seconds
mumbrella.com.au/is-woolies-d...
Is Woolies’ decision to recycle last Christmas' TV campaign the smart play?
Christmas is the season of big emotions and big budgets. If you’re a marketer this applies both in your personal and professional life. It’s the season when audiences are emotionally primed, media cha...
mumbrella.com.au
November 6, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Ghost of Xmas past.
Woolworths is rerunning last year’s Christmas adverts.
Advertisers have realised that ads are lost in the holiday noise & some are retired before their use by date.
85% of ads across modern platforms fail to hold attention for even 2.5 seconds
mumbrella.com.au/is-woolies-d...
Woolworths is rerunning last year’s Christmas adverts.
Advertisers have realised that ads are lost in the holiday noise & some are retired before their use by date.
85% of ads across modern platforms fail to hold attention for even 2.5 seconds
mumbrella.com.au/is-woolies-d...
I dunno ... he could be talking about Canada or China ... who knows?
btw Congratulations USA for almost staying together for one whole year after Trump was elected. Only three more years to go!
btw Congratulations USA for almost staying together for one whole year after Trump was elected. Only three more years to go!
Trump: "For generations Miami has been a haven for those fleeing communist tyranny in South Africa. I mean, if you take a look at what's going on in parts of South Africa. Look at South Africa, what's going on. Look at South America, what's going on. You know, we have a G20 meeting in South Africa."
November 5, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I dunno ... he could be talking about Canada or China ... who knows?
btw Congratulations USA for almost staying together for one whole year after Trump was elected. Only three more years to go!
btw Congratulations USA for almost staying together for one whole year after Trump was elected. Only three more years to go!
The $402,000 Deloitte report was received by the government in January but has been kept confidential since then. (NW Shelf approval?)
It said while natural gas could serve as a "bridge" from other fossil fuels like coal to cleaner energy sources, it could also achieve the opposite effect.
#auspol
It said while natural gas could serve as a "bridge" from other fossil fuels like coal to cleaner energy sources, it could also achieve the opposite effect.
#auspol
A secret report undermines the WA government's claim that domestic gas production is helping the rest of the world decarbonise, while the state's own greenhouse gas emissions rise.
Secret report challenges government claim WA gas will help world decarbonise
A secret report undermines the WA government's claim that domestic gas production is helping the rest of the world decarbonise, while the state's own greenhouse gas emissions rise.
www.abc.net.au
November 5, 2025 at 7:02 PM
The $402,000 Deloitte report was received by the government in January but has been kept confidential since then. (NW Shelf approval?)
It said while natural gas could serve as a "bridge" from other fossil fuels like coal to cleaner energy sources, it could also achieve the opposite effect.
#auspol
It said while natural gas could serve as a "bridge" from other fossil fuels like coal to cleaner energy sources, it could also achieve the opposite effect.
#auspol